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Gospel Christian Academy Child Care & Learning Center
Newark, NJ
· Essex County
688-692 Springfield Avenue,
Newark, NJ 07103
Quick Facts
Capacity
48 children
Age range (listing information)
0 - 13 years
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Subsidized Program
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
07GOS0003
License Issued
Jun 1, 2026
Active Through
Jun 1, 2029
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
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About the Provider
Gospel Christian Academy Child Care & Learning Center is a Child Care Center in Newark NJ, with a maximum capacity of 48 children. This child care center's listing gives an age range of 0 - 13 years; please confirm current ages with the provider. It is open Monday - Friday, 07:30 AM - 05:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
- Tuesday07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
- Wednesday07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
- Thursday07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
- Friday07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-17 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-16 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-06 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-11-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-10-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-10-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-09-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-09-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-26 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-05-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-04-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-04-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-04-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-03-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-02-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-01-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-12-05 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-09-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-08-23 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-05-15 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-03-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-02-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-06 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-06 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff members and both sponsor representative submit a CARI background check upon renewal.2/27/2023: Ensure that 2 staff members submit a CARI background check upon renewal. Upload to NJCCIS File Cabinet the renewal CARI clearances for both sponsor representatives. 3/8/2023: Ensure that 2 staff members submit a CARI background check upon renewal. The renewal CARI clearances for both sponsor representatives were submitted and uploaded to NJCCIS File Cabinet. - When the center applies for a new or renewal license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department the completed CARI consent forms for all staff members who are or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis. Within two weeks after a new staff member begins working at the center, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department a completed CARI consent form for the new staff member. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff members and both sponsor representatives complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal. - As a condition of securing a license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that a Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) fingerprint background check is completed for himself or herself, and for all staff members at least 18 years of age who are or will be working at the center on a regularly- scheduled basis, to determine whether any such person has been convicted of a crime, as specified in P.L. 2000, c. 77 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-6.10 to 6.17). The sponsor or sponsor representative and each staff member shall complete the electronic fingerprinting process through the vendor authorized by the State to conduct CHRI background checks through the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection. - Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center and, in the discretion of the Office of Licensing, any other time, the applicant or facility operator shall certify in writing that the center provides a potable water supply provided by a public community water system. If the facility is supplied by a public community water system, the applicant or facility operator shall provide documentation of water testing conducted by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection for water testing for lead and copper from all faucets and other sources used for drinking water or food preparation and at least 50 percent of all indoor water faucets utilized by the center. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(h)(2) | Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required. - Lead paint precautions are as follows: the center shall comply with the lead paint inspection requirements specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(h)3, unless the center |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure that the emergency exit door located in the Infant Room is easily operable. - The center shall be permitted to obtain a valid fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, and submit a copy of the certificate to the Office of Licensing in lieu of a CO or CCO, if the center serves only children 2 ½ years of age or older and is located in a public school building that is used as a public school. |
| 2023-01-03 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-11-22 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-01 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-01 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-7.9(a)(1) | Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the center shall maintain on file a log of the initial illnesses, symptoms of illness, or diseases that are exhibited by each child while in the center’s care, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1(c) and (d). This illness log shall include |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL.2/27/2023: Obtain and maintain on file at the center all documents listed on the staff records checklist, specifically, the signed employment application, criminal disclosure statement, proof of receipt of policies, Mantoux test results, and medical clearance for 1 staff member. Upload to NJCCIS File Cabinet a copy of the center's current staff records checklist. - The center shall maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by the Office of Licensing, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(b), indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the applicable staff education and experience, as specified in 3A:52-4.6(b) through (d). |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff members within two weeks of hire.2/27/2023: Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for 2 staff members. Upload to NJCCIS File Cabinet the current CARI clearances for both sponsor representatives. 3/8/2023: Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for 2 staff members. The current CARI clearances for both sponsor representatives were submitted and uploaded to NJCCIS File cabinet. - The sponsor or sponsor representative, and each staff member shall complete a signed consent form provided by the Department that indicates the identifying information necessary to conduct a CARI background check, including the person’s name, address, date of birth, sex, race, and Social Security number. Pursuant to the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579), the Department shall advise each such person that the disclosure of his or her Social Security number is voluntary, and that the Social Security number will only be used for the purpose of conducting a CARI background check. |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff members and both sponsor representatives complete a CHRI background check as required. - As a condition of securing a license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that a Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) fingerprint background check is completed for himself or herself, and for all staff members at least 18 years of age who are or will be working at the center on a regularly- scheduled basis, to determine whether any such person has been convicted of a crime, as specified in P.L. 2000, c. 77 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-6.10 to 6.17). The sponsor or sponsor representative and each staff member shall complete the electronic fingerprinting process through the vendor authorized by the State to conduct CHRI background checks through the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff members complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including training on supervising and tracking children. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the director designee completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL. - The director or his or her designee(s) shall be on the premises at all times when the center is operating and the designee shall complete staff development in understanding licensing rules as provided by the Office. |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff members complete 12 hours of staff development annually. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) | Ensure that all credentialed staff members complete 20 hours of staff development annually. - In lieu of the child care staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(b), the director, head teacher(s), group teacher(s), and program supervisor(s) shall each complete 20 hours of staff development each year. Recommended topics of training for these staff include educational and physical activity. |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including the child's name, address, birth date and date of enrollment. - The center shall complete and maintain on file for each enrolled child a Children’s Records Checklist, signed by the director, sponsor, or sponsor representative and designated by the Office of Licensing, indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the child's name, address, birth date, and date of enrollment. |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-7.3(a)(2) | Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for each child not enrolled in a public or private school, upon admission, the center shall maintain on file at the center a Universal Child Health Record (Department of Health Form CH-14) or its equivalent, updated annually, along with an immunization record, and a special care plan, if applicable. A 30-day grace period is permitted in N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.5(e) |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure that the cubbie shelving units in Room 1 are arranged to provide access to a three-foot-wide aisle that leads to an exit. - The center shall be permitted to obtain a valid fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, and submit a copy of the certificate to the Office of Licensing in lieu of a CO or CCO, if the center serves only children 2 ½ years of age or older and is located in a public school building that is used as a public school. |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(8) | Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served. - The center shall obtain a Life Hazard Use Registration certificate applicable to the center’s licensed capacity and ages served pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq. The center shall post this document in a prominent location within the center. |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(1) | Ensure that the center conducts fire drills at least once per month during each session provided at the center, including one fire drill annually that is conducted during nap time. - Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct fire drills at least once a month, as specified in the NJUFC. The center shall ensure that fire drills are conducted during each session provided at the center and that one fire drill per year is conducted during nap time, if applicable. |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(4) | Ensure that the center conducts at least two lockdown drills per year during each session provided at the center and maintains records of the drills on file. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct two lockdown drills per year and maintain on file a record of each lockdown drill. The center shall ensure that lockdown drills are conducted during each session provided at the center. |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(c) | Provide the food vendor's current health certificate as required. - If the center prepares meals, the center shall obtain a satisfactory Sanitary Inspection Certificate, as specified in N.J.A.C. 8:24, indicating that the kitchen is in compliance with the applicable requirements of the State Sanitary Code. The center shall maintain on file the Sanitary Inspection Certificate. |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) | Repair or replace the inoperable toilet in the children's bathroom. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition. |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(p) | Secure the loose contact paper located on the back of the cubbie shelving unit in Room 4. - Play equipment, materials, and furniture for indoor and outdoor use shall be of sturdy and safe construction, non-toxic, free of hazards, and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. The center may not use play equipment intended for outdoor use indoors. |
| 2022-11-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) | Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. - Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center, and, as determined by the Office of Licensing, on a case-by-case basis, the facility operator shall submit to the Office of Licensing a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the Department of Health that indicates that no further remediation is needed for the interior of the building in which the center is located. |
| 2021-10-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-09-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-08-09 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-07-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-06-21 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-02-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-09-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-08-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-07-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-06-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-05-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-05-06 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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